The Cloak of Competence: Stigma in the Lives of the Mentally Retarded

by Robert B. Edgerton

Book Overview

This new edition brings up to date a classic study of the everyday lives of previously institutionalized people with mental retardation. For the first time, the author allowed these people to speak... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520018990
• ISBN13: 9780520018990
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Informative, quick read

If you're interested in the culture of disabilities, you'll find this book informative and interesting.